we got a lot of work to do to reimagine our relationship with nature

check out this kickstarter from my friend @reasie.bsky.social ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

updated my bio cuz some life turbulence has put the literary solarpunk novel (temporarily) on pause and also the AI quote needed an update (I *will* get back to podcasting at some point, but that's also on a bit of a pause while I get things sorted) Should probably update the pinned post too...

The forces of evil are trying to co-opt a lot of good things in order to both keep us from enacting them and keep us from coming after THEM. Example: UBI I just read a *great* article about UBI as a "social vaccine"... 1/n

I think we may be missing the boat by not touting the health benefits - mental and physical - of UBI. The savings to the healthcare system would probably cover a fair chunk of a true UBI in Canada, but just knowing that citizen health would be substantially improved should help get people on board.

Toby the African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is taking a dust bath at the Cincinnati Zoo. Birds secrete oil from a uropygial gland ('preen gland') that is antimicrobial, conditions & adds waterproofing. A dust bath helps remove this oil so a fresh layer can be applied.

I grew up reading about the brutality of bigotry, the bravery of the civil rights era & the fight for the right to vote. And now, at age 60, the brutality of bigotry is trying to rise again. America, stamp out your ugly fascism now or we all perish. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-16-2026

VOTE TODAY, PA!

New Tech CEO gets told to Fuck Off by the entire Marketplace of Ideas just dropped. kotaku.com/eric-schmidt...

conclusion: it is directly bad for your health to engage services with people who are AI enthusiasts

As you read about Trump stealing $1.8 billion in our money to pay off terrorists who tried to overthrow the government, consider that 3 million Americans have already lost ACA healthcare coverage & 19 million more are paying thru the nose to keep theirs. charlesgaba.substack.com/p/new-series...

idk seems bad

the media's deliberate choice of ignoring murders of trans people also makes it ever easier for liberals, who have often find us inconvenient, dismiss the concerns of trans people, of trans women, by saying we're all moving to safe blue cities in blue states

I hope for a savaging of Silicon Valley that they so richly deserve (Skeptical Sue says they'll tap the hatred in the populace with a trailer like this to get people in the theatres&then somehow, miraculously, people will leave the theatre ready to invest in AI stock) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZL6...

this sucks don't let your friends believe the greenwashing Shein + Everlane are trying to pull here

lol any way 💅

The original article by @megapolisomancy.bsky.social was most excellent, definitely need to check this out...

oh good I definitely want more PFAS in my water

Tomorrow, we got big primary contests in #KY04, Pennsylvania (namely in #PA03, #PA10 and #PA07) and some major ones in Georgia with #GAGov and #GASen. Here's your preview for tomorrow's races. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Yes! (And Cottom specifically cites @anneapplebaum.bsky.social which is who I immediately thought of with this) It's rugged individualism and isolation for thee networked evil for the billionaires, tyrants, and Epstein class

Just finished copyediting a short story for the first volume of this, about a psychologist time-traveling through murderer's minds to stop the crime that landed them on Death Row. I planned to make it a serial, multiple cases, but never did. I wish I had infinite time to write all the stories.

OH MY HECK They're using a gas cooktop which is dangerous & unnecessary. BUT... it never occurred to me that you could cook-on-the-go like this and it's effing amazing AND it's completely do-able and SAFE with a portable induction plate and an EV. In fact, I thought that's what this was at first.

Look I will make fun of British food as much as the next person but this is fine. It’s a full food. It includes vegetables and fresh basil. They’re making it in a truck and it’s probably way better than many other things you could get in a truck on lunch break.

JUNE'S SOLARPUNK BOOKCLUB PICK Date TBD (online) but this gives you time to get it from the library—it's new & popular, so might be a wait! Subscribe for reminders & recaps: www.subscribepage.com/solarpunk_bo... The Beginning Comes After the End by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social #booksky

Dems are polling crazy high based on the flaming catastrophe that is Republican fascist rule, so primarying as many of the bad weak complicit Democrats in favor of good determined angry ones has rarely if ever been more crucial

There are very few absolutes in the world, but one of them is that anyone who talks about "birth rates" outside of statements like "given current birth rates, this town is going to need to open more schools soon," is someone who should move to a new home at the bottom of the fucking ocean.

PA primary is tomorrow, folks! Time to do the thing. In PA, you have to be a registered Dem to vote in the Dem primary but there are also ballot questions that unaffiliated voters can vote on. Put in your address to see who's on your ballot: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...

"Freedom 250 has also solicited donations in exchange for access to Trump...sponsors include ExxonMobil, Mastercard, Deloitte, Palantir, and IndyCar." America's Birthday, sponsored by Big Oil, Big Money, Big Business, Big AI, cars and corruption.😡 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-17-2026

for my horror friends, from my friend @mmuutthh.bsky.social ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rep...

Live your life such that you have a friend who will gift you oregano cuttings. 😍 🌱

I wrote some words, and after 15years as a novelist, I'm still surprised how thrilling that is.

if i was going to give a college commencement speech i would make sure to start with something the students could rally behind. something like "we will mechanically suck the youth from your bones to feed a mechanical eschaton, which my generation will use to climb heaven and become new gods"

just got this for my (adult) kid, looks super cute!

why would people tell on themselves like this

"Red states" are hostage situations on a massive scale.

that's my fucking New Reconstruction President

Glaze for audio, nice! glaze.cs.uchicago.edu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8aL...

Publisher Routledge: "standard publishing contracts do not enable authors to opt out...for AI or Text and Data Mining or other types of licensing opportunity)" BS Do not sign any contracts that do not specifically prohibit using your works to train AI! www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/the-guardi...

what if I told you tiny leaf-hopper insects make even tinier soccer ball particles to coat themselves and keep the rain off? (and we can use that to do cool bio-inspired material science) nature is amazing we should fund science

This cartoon hits hard 😢 #JimCrow2.0 via @seattletimes.com

if someone is coming for the libraries, they are the Bad Guys just a note

for my horror friends, from my friend @mmuutthh.bsky.social ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rep...

what if I told you tiny leaf-hopper insects make even tinier soccer ball particles to coat themselves and keep the rain off? (and we can use that to do cool bio-inspired material science) nature is amazing we should fund science

some GOOD news www.theearthprize.org/regional-win... (although the Gaza one breaks me)

I feel this

the rise of fascism and patriarchy can rightly be understood as men literally threatened by not being able to economically control women www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

5 million households in the Northeast burn heating oil to heat space or water. Due to Trump's Iran war, heating oil prices are up 60% over last year. Risks are high of more severe price spikes this fall/winter. These households should switch to electric heat pumps this summer. States should help.